Matt Regier

Supporters allege that the four women who occupied the bench were deliberately forcing the trans lawmaker to work standing up.

Zephyr says the GOP punished her because “I dared to give voice to the values and needs of transgender people like myself.”

Zooey Zephyr said she would “continue to make the difficult moral choices” to represent her constituents despite the ban.

Republicans have been trying to punish her for speaking out against an anti-trans bill for the past two weeks.

Republican leaders called the protest a “riot” and an “insurrection.”

She was accused of using “inappropriate and uncalled-for language” while defending trans youth.